A machine gunner fires his weapon downrange during the semi-annual Knob Creek Machine Gun shoot at Knob Creek gun range in West PointWEST POINT, Ky (Reuters) - The traffic jam began just off Dixie Highway - the four-lane U.S. 60 route between Louisville and Fort Knox - and crept through a hilly autumn forest for more than a mile to the Knob Creek Gun Range. The slow-moving snarl last weekend brought upwards of 17,000 people to Knob Creek's three-day Machine Gun Shoot, an event that twice a year draws machine gun collectors and enthusiasts from around the country to test out weapons like Tommy Guns, water-cooled Brownings and M16s. "Guns aren't bad," said Knob Creek manager Kenny Sumner. ...



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